Baby-walker



(No Model.)

J. H. THOMAS.

BABY WALKER.

Patented Nov. 17, 1896.

INVENTOR 71 4. Ziomas WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS UNITED, STATES A'rsNr @rrrcn.

JOSEPH H. THOMAS, OF PATERSON, NE\V JERSEY.

BABY-WALKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 571,583, datedNovember 17, 1896.

Application filed April 17, 1896. Serial No. 587,895. (No model) To (LZZwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States,residing in Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New Jersoy, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Baby-\Valkers; and I dohereby declare the followingto be a f ull,clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a baby-walker of simple,strong, and durable construction and which can be easily trans- -formcdinto and used as a cradle, hammocksupport, chair, or rocking-carriage.

The invention consists in the improved baby-walker and in thecombination and arrangement of the various parts thereof, substantiallyas will be hereinafter more fully described, and finallyembodied in theclauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the two figures,Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved baby-walker; and Fig. 2, aperspective view of the same when used as a chair, the casters beingremoved.

In the said drawings, ct CL- represent two parallel bars connected andstrengthened by the cross-rods a and provided at or near each end with acaster 0L2, thus forming the runninggear for the baby-walker. To thesaid bars a, a are secured in any desired manner a series of upwardlyand inwardly extending standarc'ls b b, c c, and (Z 61, connected attheir upper ends by the shorter parallel bars 9 e and about midway bythe cross-rods Z) c, as clearly shown in the drawings. The standards cand d are connected by the supports t 2 while the bars 5- e areconnected by the braces ff, parallel to the cross-rods a, I), and 0. Ator near the ends of the upper bars 6 c are secured in any desired mannerthe segmental-shaped cross-pieces h 71 adapted to serve as rockers whensaid baby-walker is being used as a cradle, as will be hereinafterdescribed. One of said cross pieces 7b is strengthened by the wedges orblocks h, which are secured to the bars c. Between said wedges and therocker h and cross-piece f is arranged a receptacle 7L2, serving as atoyboX or as a foot-rest when the baby-walker is inverted. If desired, aseries of holes are arranged in said wedges for the purpose of receivingstandards h as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to be connected by acord or string, from which toys can be suspended, as will be manifest.

On each outer side of the parallel bars a and in about the middlethereof are secured, preferably by a screw-thread connection, thehorizontally-projecting rods or arms a, which prevent the baby-walkerfrom turning over and which may serve as racks for the childs clotheswhen it is being used as achair, as in Fig. 2.

A board m, provided on its shorter sides with notches m m and at itsfront with notches m m adapted to engage certain cross-pieces of thebaby-walker, forms a seat for the child and is remova-bly arranged, sothat it can be placed in the required position, as will be manifest.

It is evident that the baby-Walker may be used as a chair when the boardat is in the posit-ion indicated in Fig. 1, as well as when said boardis placed as shown in Fig. 2, the baby-walker'in the latter instancestanding on end.

\Vhen the board on is removed, the child is placed in the space g,formed by the bars 6 e and braces ff, and by holding onto said bars canpush or move the baby-walker in any direction.

When the board or is placed in the position as shown in dotted lines in1 it can be occupied by the child as a seat, having the toy-box 72, infront of it.

By removing the seat and inverting the baby-walker until it rests on therockers 71. it can be used as a cradle, or by attaching in any desiredmanner a hammock to the crossrods a as a hammoclcsupport.

The cross-bars b c not only affordameans for strengthening the frame,but they may be used to support a board of sufiicient length, which,being placed thereon when the inverted baby-walker is to be used as acradle, may serve as a bottom therefor.

From the foregoing it can be seen that my improved baby-walker, althoughof very simple construction, can be used for various purposes Withouthaving its construction altered or changed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. I11 a baby walker, a frame comprising upright standards, pairs ofparallel bars a, e, and cross-bars a, b, c, joining said standards,transverse braces f secured to two of said parallel bars and formingtherewith a space g, a seat adapted to be supported by various parts ofthe frame, and segmental pieces or rockers transversely secured to theframe, substantially as described.

2. In a baby-Walker, a frame comprising upright standards, parallel barsa and shorter parallel bars 6 joining the ends of said standards,cross-bars a, b, 0, also joining said standards, transverse braces fsecured to the shorter parallel bars 6, and forming therewith a space g,parallel supports i connecting pairs of said upright standards, aremovable seat mounted on said supports beneath the space g, andsegmental pieces or rockers secured to the shorter pair of said parallelbars. substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this13th day of April, 1896.

JOSEPH H. THOMAS.

\Vitnesses:

ALFRED GABTNER, DUNCAN M. ROBERTSON.

